Sunday, 27 March 2011

Australian Grand Prix Review, And how to solve a problem like Hispania

A quick review of the race, and as the title says how to solve a problem like Hispania?

Good points

  • Sebastian Vettel (pole to win he was dominating)
  • Lewis Hamilton (started 2nd finished 2nd,)
  • Vitaly Petrov (finished 3rd, best result for the Russian)
  • Sergio Pérez (would have finished 7th, only one tyre stop on the new Pirelli's!)
  • Sébastien Buemi (finished 8th)
  • Paul di Resta (finished 10th in his race debut for Force India)

Bad points

  • Mark Webber (finished 5th, at his home crowd)
  • Filipe Massa (finished 7th)
  • Sauber (Sergio Pérez would have finished 7th, Kamui Kobayashi would have finished 8th, but DSQ because of rear wings problems)
  • Mercedes GP (M. Schumacher DNF, Rosberg DNF)
  • Williams (Barichello DNF, Maldonado DNF)
  • HRT (Luizzi DNQ, Karthikeyan DNQ)

Overall a good race (not as good form last years race), as I said above Sebastian Vettel was dominating throughout the weekend, also using no KERS in his Red Bull car, so first blood for the Champ and Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton had a good race weekend, when you thinking that McLaren was in trouble a few weeks back, with the updates worked well for McLarens' this weekend. Also, impressed with Vitalty Petrov performance this weekend (started 6th, finished 3rd) who looks like he has stepped up from last season performances already, he needs to continue this season.

And as I said in the title says how to solve a problem like Hispania? beacause both Hispanias' didn't qualified under the 107% rule, which is reintroduced this season.

So who is to blame? I don't thinks its the drivers fault ( Vitantonio Liuzzi nor Narain Karthikeyan fauilt), mechanics: no. I personally believe that the fault of this at the top end of Hispania; José Ramón Carabante (who owns Hispania) and Colin Kolles (Team Principal) . These are my questions to them:

  • Why they dropped out the Toyota deal (or didn't pay them) to build their cars this season?
  • Why haven't they bring out the car (this years car F111) this season car early on in the testing? (and not waiting till last day at Barcelona, where they couldn't do this because of Spanish Customs) Why it take this weekend at Melbourne to do so (to me they look like bring back the old car what I've seen this weekend)?
  • How much budget have they got (rumoured they had approx $25 million last season as budget) will they finished even this season?
  • Why they haven't bought in sponsorship (only sponsorship on the car this season is Tata and Pirelli stickers)

If they do this again in Sepang (Malaysia) in two weeks time, don't bother finishing the season Hispania. I know a few people who are fans of Formula 1 thinks this team is a complete utter joke. Even Bernie Ecclestone believes this as well. So prove the world wrong Hispania and kick your stuff into gear ASAP.

End of blog for how, new blog soon, that is all. Bye.

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